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    Tokyo: the world's oldest man, retired Japanese silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji, died in his home at the age of 114, on Monday. Family members found him dead on his mattress. Born on March 23, 1989, Chuganji worked as a silkworm breeder and bank employee after leaving school. He also served as a community welfare officer. He had been in good health, talking daily with his family members.

        Washington: every American dislikes people who talk on cell phones while driving, even those are guilty of the practice. In the State of New Jersey, 84 percent of 968 cell phone owners said in a recent telephone survey that they would support a state ban on the use of cell phones while driving. However, 42 percent of cell phone owners also said they used the devices "very often" or "sometimes" while driving. Although most agree that the banning is good, only 38 percent believed such a ban would be easy to enforce.

        New York: a woman in the US who was being attacked by a vicious dog said she was saved from further harm when her 13-year-old daughter distracted the canine by screaming" You want a piece of me?" and kicked it repeatedly in the head. Jane Howell said she and her daughter, Elizabeth, were taking a walk around the neighborhood on Saturday, evening when they came across the big dog, unchained.

    62. The main idea of the second paragraph is ____.

    A. most Americans don't like cell phones          

    B. a ban on the use of cell phones has been made

    C. few people use cell phones while driving

    D. using cell phones while driving will be banned because most Americans don't like it

    63. The three pieces of news are all about ____.

    A. science                    B. daily life            C. sports                      D. law

    64. From the news we can infer ____.

    A. Chuganji was living alone when he died

    B. the woman's 13-year-old daughter was brave enough

    C. cell phones are not good devices

    D. it's easy to enforce the ban on the use of cell phones while driving

    65. "Vicious" in the third paragraph means____.

    A. bad                          B. kind                 C. unchained                 D. ugly

     DBBA 

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